Fine tuning of social integration by two myrmecophiles of the ponerine army ant, Leptogenys distinguenda

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-367

  Witte, Volker ^a   Foitzik, Susanne ^a   Hashim, Rosli ^b   Maschwitz, Ulrich ^c   Schulz, Stefan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ants; Chemical mimicry; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Formicidae; Gamasomorpha maschwitzi; Hymenoptera; Malayatelura ponerophila; Myrmecophiles; Nestmate recognition; Silverfish; Social integration; Spiders

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

AGGRESSION; ANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUTICLE; INSECT; MIMICRY; MYRMECOPHILY; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOGENYS; LEPTOGENYS DISTINGUENDA;

EID: 62549139605     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9606-8     Document Type: Article

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